Tag: Investment
How the GA-backed investment fund works
This is how the Small Business Development Fund, as approved by the General Assembly, would work: The state would issue up to $42 million in...
Napatree Capital Expands Team with Mike Moses
Michael Moses is a senior member of the investment and advisory team. With more than 25 years of experience, he recently served as a...
Tax-credit program needs strong oversight to pay off
Economic-development officials took a good step on Sept. 16 in agreeing to create clear rules ahead of the rollout of a new tax-credit program...
BehaveCare changes name to Upward Health, finishes $8M round of funding
PROVIDENCE – BehaveCare Inc. has changed its name to Upward Health National LLC, the organization announced Tuesday, along with saying that it had completed...
NAFTA alternative a bad deal
President Donald Trump claims he has “tremendous Democrat support” in the House for the accord he signed last year with Mexico and Canada to...
Yet again, GA chooses spending over investment in R.I.’s future
It is clear what vision of Rhode Island the General Assembly has.
Rather than slowing down the elimination of the state’s car tax, the fiscal...
It will take investment to save ‘Superman’ tower
Designation by the National Trust for Historic Preservation of Providence’s iconic art deco Industrial Trust Co. building as one of America’s most-endangered historic places...
Poverty worse than gentrification
First, the good news. More white Americans want to live in heavily black neighborhoods. A 2016 paper by the National University of Singapore’s Kwan...
Innovation Vouchers bring ROI that pays big dividends for R.I.
It bears repetition, but investment today is a very important part of economic growth in the future.
That is by far the most important lens...
Get opportunity zones right
A new government incentive to encourage private investment where it is most needed presents tremendous potential in Rhode Island.
The incentive comes in the form...
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